On the goal of advertising Advertising says to people, “Here’s what we've got. Here’s what it will do for you. Here’s how to get it.” —Leo Burnett So Kennedy said to…
In 1776, the "old money" families in New York - the ones that had been around in Dutch times and had continued to thrive for a century under the British -…
If I had a list of ten favorite portraits, this would be on it, and near the top. First of all, the subject looks intelligent and dignified; but that's the…
Did you ever wonder why the Tappan Zee Bridge was built at the Hudson River's widest point? To be as close to New York City as possible, without being within 25 miles…
The pamphlet Common Sense, which Angelica mentions in "The Schuyler Sisters," was published anonymously in Philadelphia, on January 10, 1776. Within a few months, British expatriate Thomas Paine was known to be…
I'm happy that the there is now one figurative sculpture at the World Trade Center site: it honors the Americans who fought in the wake of 9/11. While construction on the…
Zig-zagging through the soccer games in Flushing Meadow one sunny Sunday, I came up behind this sculpture. Comments follow each photo. Note: "proper left" means "the statue's own left," rather than…
Dear Alexander, I'm having a torrid marriage with a man much, much younger than you, and our 30th anniversary is almost here. I need to take a week off to…
Not a news flash: it's a bad idea to unilaterally disarm, and hope the bad guys will be nice enough not to attack. This was written in 1919 - just after…
Last week I entered a Midtown office building's lobby merely for the sake of getting from 53th to 54th Street without walking up Madison Avenue at rush hour. In the middle of…